Sada Thompson

Sada Thompson
James Broderick and Sada Thompson on Family (1976)
Born
Sada Carolyn Thompson

(1927-09-27)September 27, 1927
DiedMay 4, 2011(2011-05-04) (aged 83)
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1955–2000
SpouseDonald Stewart (1949–2011; her death)
Children1

Sada Carolyn Thompson (September 27, 1927 – May 4, 2011) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Though best known to television audiences as Kate Lawrence in Family (1976–1980), for which she won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1978, Thompson originally won acclaim as a theater actress on Broadway winning a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Twigs in 1972.